The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-18
ASBURY PARK NOTES.
A Place with Wide streets. Where One
May BE Happy.

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AsBURY PARK, Aug. 16-l wish | could
give YOU am idea Of A'bury Park. its streets
are wide and clean, and lined with pretty
halconied and vine uncovered cottages and
hotels, nearly all bearing attractive names,
and with little lawns and terraces erased
and lowered like gardens OF the gods. Az
night they are lighted up outside and in, and
from their balconies come the sounds OF
laughter and music, while a procession OF
beauty and bravery passes 10y ON the side
walk. 1t isa summer city, truly, for It's peo-
ple have forgotten their cares; they have put
aside their work. they have withdrawn from
the absorbing business OF life for "a time; they
are here for rest.
In the evening everybody goes down to the
beach. There is a wide board walk extending
ali the way across the east side Of Ocean
Grove on the south, all along the edge of the
park. and away up toward Long Branch, /
know not how far. "The Branch, as they
call il here, is only two miles 90 the north.
You can 90 up on a stage for twenty five
cents. forenoon or afternoon. Electric lights
flash along the beach walk and 50 DO bright
ewes. "And soft eyes look love o. eyes which
speak again" A famous place for Cupid is
that board walk You can see him, busy as
bee. flying around shooting bis fatal ar
rows. There are covered payli0ns and
benches strewn all along the walk where the
meditative may rest and commune with the
ocean and themselves And there is "A band
which PLAYS music Of an uneXceptional moral
coloring. No circus harum, barum baree,
is ever heard here, thank you. And taber-
nacles. educational halls and Libraries
abound. you can choose your church-any
denomination you please-and goin and lear
the best of preaching without money and
without price Pretty, cool little groves of
scrub pine are numerous here They take
away the dreary look which most seaside re-
sorts have and give a rural air TO the place.
4 big. solid flagstaff is planted ON the
beach. On Sunday 10 floats "a flag, bearing
the motto. peace on earth, good will TO
men, The sentiment Of the entire place Is
good will TO men, They are so scarce an ar
ticle here that from the ladies they get more
than their share of good Will Small boys
become beaux at once. Broken down swells
grow young again basling in the eXtraya-
CANT adulation which is theirs simply because
more agreeable men are not numerous In a
house ] know there IS only one man al great
long table well filled with fair women. lie is
tolerably deaf, bald headed, and has lost an
eye bat is, in spite of these drawbacks, a
great beau The woman who owns him is
very uneasy | heard her say she didn't
think the air agreed with her here.
Nice, plain, old people are here, husbands
and wives They are here, not 20 be splendid,
not to ape the manners and follies Of the
people Of younger generation, but to enjoy
the rest earned 10y lifetime of toll
Male bachors are very fond Of showing off
When they have any confidence at all in
themselyes, they spurge around as though
the ocean was the merest frog pond in their
eyes and had no terrors for them. And they
all keep their weathereye turned toward the
sand for admiring glances. As a general
thing the brave creatures do not believe in
hiding their accomplishments under bushel
L a.